窪蹋勛圖厙 Magazine, November 2019
Stories
POSTs
The best way to refuel after a perfect day of adventure? With your crew at one of these ideally located watering holes.
Hotel Rodavento in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, serves up an entrancing mix of downtime and adrenaline
A new lodge in Bolivias Uyuni salt flats exponentially ups the awe factor
In 2005, Richard Louv helped usher in the nature-as-therapy movement. His latest book asks us to start bonding with wild animals.
The military is rethinking physical training and overhauling its classic fitness test. Think you have what it takes?
Booze isn't optimal for athletic performance. Thankfully, a new crop of alcohol-free cocktails taste just as good as the real thing.
Tree-topped designs that look as good as they ride
Necessities for traveling out of bounds
Powered equipment to stave off the cold
Because you dont want to be huddled in the lodge while fresh snow is falling
These new training apps can craft customized routines based on your past performance. Its almost like having an automated personal trainer.
This seasons sticks are light, edgy, and versatile
Parks chronicles the evolution of the visual identity of the national park system through its maps, pamphlets, and other informational ephemera
President Trump was right to say that other issues are more important. When it comes to the environment, we need to make fundamental shifts in how we live our lives.
Backed by billionaire philanthropists and Silicon Valley venture capitalists, a wave of entrepreneurs are developing high-tech, low-cost technologies to probe the watery realms we still barely understand. Are the oceans finally getting their moon-shot moment?
The fastest woman on skis isn't slowing down
From green trucks and biodegradable garments to thinner and warmer wetsuits and on-demand insurance for athletes
Expedition kayaker Scott Lindgren knocked off first descents of the most remote and dangerous rivers on earth, from the Himalayas to the Sierra. He paddled with an aggro attitude and saw weakness as an unforgivable trait in himself and others. But when a brain tumor started to derail his athletic performance and threaten his life, everything changed.
Maybe not in our hearts, but certainly in our brains. Plus, they can make you love the indoors far too muchwhich is why theres now a full-fledged, woodsy rehab center for joystick addicts who need a soothing pathway back to a normal life.
COLLECTIONs
GALLERY ARTICLEs
A new electric-motorcycle company is raising the off-road standard
Features
Total Immersion: The compelling virtual worlds in big-budget games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and World of Warcraft can become an addictive substitute for actually going outside. But there’s no need for Reefer Madness panic: the same technology is being used to open up a vast new world of active adventure. —David Kushner
Soften the F!$% Up: Expedition kayaker Scott Lindgren knocked off descents of the most remote and dangerous rivers on earth, from the Tsangpo to the White Nile. He paddled with an aggro attitude and saw weakness as an unforgivable trait in himself and others. But when a brain tumor started to derail his athletic performance and threaten his life, everything changed. —Scott Lindgren with Thayer Walker
The Leading Edge
A behind-the-scenes look at the people, gear, and ideas shaping our world.
The Tools: From green trucks and biodegradable garments to thinner and warmer wetsuits and on-demand insurance for athletes.
The Creators: A new electric-motorcycle company is raising the off-road standard. —Portfolio by Elisabeth Toll
The Age of Aquarius: Backed by billionaire philanthropists and Silicon Valley venture capitalists, a wave of upstart entrepreneurs are developing high-tech, low-cost technologies to explore the watery realms we still barely understand. Are the oceans finally getting their moon-shot moment? —Michael Roberts
The Bionic Woman: Mikaela Shiffrin had a cold. But it didn’t matter. She won anyway. She always wins. Here’s how. —Peter Vigneron
Dispatches
Big Idea
Inconvenient Truths: So you gave up plastic straws. Well done! But President Trump is right: we have bigger things to focus on. —Marc Peruzzi
The 窪蹋勛圖厙r
Richard Louv: In 2005, the bestselling author helped usher in the nature-as-therapy movement. His latest book asks us to start bonding with wild animals.
Media
National Parks: A new photo book chronicles the park system’s graphic identity. Plus: fall releases from our favorite nonfiction writers.
Gear
Skis: This season’s new models are light, edgy, and versatile.
Snowboards: Four tree-topped designs that look as good as they ride.
Heated Gear: Powered equipment to stave off the cold.
Backcountry Essentials: Necessities for traveling out of bounds.
Ski Jackets: Because you don’t want to be huddled in the lodge while fresh powder is falling.
Style
The Watch: A self-winding Vacheron Constantin that’s built to go the distance.
Travel
窪蹋勛圖厙 Bars: The best way to refuel after a perfect day of outdoor play? With your crew at one of these primely located watering holes.
Base Camp: Hotel Rodavento in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, serves up an entrancing mix of downtime and adrenaline.
Fitness
Training: Is AI the next frontier of customized workouts?
Downtime: Booze isn’t exactly ideal for performance. But new nonalcoholic cocktails taste just as good as the real thing.
Performance: The military is overhauling its classic fitness test. Think you have what it takes?
Health: Make the most of the holidays without running yourself ragged.